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Planning Commission –August 27, 2025
PLNPCM2025-00481
GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT //
GROWING WATER
SMART
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WHAT IS GROWING WATER SMART?
Update general plan by end of 2025
Intent: Plan for the impact of land use on water conservation
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COORDINATION NATION.
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SIX KEY COMPONENTS
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KEY COMPONENTS
1.Effect of current & future development on water
demand and water infrastructure
SCENARIO 2:ADDITIONAL WATER CONSERVATION
SLC PU WATER SYSTEM AREA
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KEY COMPONENTS
2. Methods to reduce water consumption per capita.
•Develop consistent future land use designations
•Identify land uses with high water consumption
•Prohibit large water users
•Support decreased lot size standards
•As water supply reduces:
consider additional programs, policies and regulations that
can reduce water use
•Consider incentives for developments to lower water demand
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KEY COMPONENTS
3. Methods to reduce water in City Operations.
•Improving & updating utilities and irrigation
•New wastewater treatment plant
•New City Creek Water treatment plant
•Focus on park and golf course irrigation systems
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KEY COMPONENTS
4. Consideration of the regional water
conservation goals.
Water conservation state goals set
•Salt Lake regional goal: reduce per capita use over time
•SLC Public Utilities users reached state goal 40 years ahead of
target
•Identifying Scenario 2: increased levels of conservation
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KEY COMPONENTS
5. Consider city’s existing Water Conservation Plans
Cites existing plans:
•SLC Water Supply and Demand Management Plan
•SLC Water Conservation Plans
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KEY COMPONENTS
6. Consideration of policies related to sustainable landscaping.
•SLC implemented most principles of sustainable landscaping
•2024 SLC adopted most of the State’s landscaping recommendations
•More zoning ordinance amendments could result…
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Planning Commission forward a recommendation of
approval to the City Council.
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